NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute awarded CPF grants totaling $332K
The Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute (RKLI) has received two grants for programming from the Cherokee Preservation Foundation totaling over $332,000.
EBCI receives $4.99 million EPA grant
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) has received an almost $5 million Climate Pollution Reduction Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). In all, $300 million was awarded to 33 federally recognized tribes and one U.S. territory out of 110 applications.
Cherokee Police Commission holds November meeting
The Cherokee Police Commission held their November meeting in the Ginger Lynn Welch large conference room on the afternoon of Friday, Nov. 15.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Tribal member named to Alaska’s Top Forty Under 40
The Top Forty Under 40 list of young executives in Alaska was announced recently by the Alaska Journal of Commerce and the Anchorage Daily News, and a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians made the cut.
Produce program teaches healthy habits
Jessica Mrugala has been focused on a healthier Cherokee for years.
Pottery students show their work at Museum
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Staff The art of Cherokee pottery is alive and well and is moving into the 21st century with renewed vigor. Students in a class entitled Traditional Pottery for Beginners, tau ght by Cherokee potter Tara McCoy and hosted...
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: The significance of signs
The tribal government is juggling several balls, projects of both commerce and community service that keep staffing at the forefront of the Tribe’s critical need list. Signs of the need for additional focus are obvious.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Faith is what is always needed…
By TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church Read Hebrews 5:12-14; 1 Corinthians 1:26; 1 Corinthians 14:33; Jonah 1. “Father, we thank you for this time together, today. We pray You’d allow the Word of God...
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Resurrection Sunday, 2023
By REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church Conclusion, having read: Matthew 28:1-10; Mark 16:1-20; John 20: 12, 18-23. Pastor Tim, began adding, “I remember one time being asked to pray for a...
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
RUNNING: McCoy tackles BADWATER 50, earns buckle
Kallup McCoy, an EBCI tribal member, went to the beach recently and came back with a belt buckle. But, to earn that buckle he had to complete a 51.4 mile run most of which was on a wet beach.
2018 NAYO Basketball Tournament brackets
Following are the brackets, courtesy of Cherokee Recreation, for the 2018 NAYO Basketball Tournament being hosted by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians on March 30-31:
RUNNING: Cherokee Runners complete grueling races
Several members of the Cherokee Runners have completed grueling races in the past month.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Charissa Anne Newman
Charissa Anne Newman, age 39, of Cherokee, N.C., passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 7, 2023 in Denver, Colo.
OBITUARY: Brooks Allen Smith “Lil Bu”
Infant Brooks Allen Smith “Lil Bu” was born into the Arm of the Angels, Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva, N.C.
OBITUARY: Darlene Lossiah
Darlene Lossiah, known to everyone as Squinnie, passed away on Saturday, July 8, 2023.
HAPPENINGS
Advance tickets now available for N.C. Mountain State Fair
The N.C. Mountain State Fair will return to the Western N.C. Agricultural Center for another run of family fun Sept. 5-14, and advance tickets are now available.
Volunteers needed for Relay For Life of Cherokee
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life is seeking volunteers in Cherokee – walkers, cancer survivors, caregivers, community leaders, anyone wanting to make a difference – to organize and recruit fundraising teams, garner community support, coordinate logistics,...
Cherokee High School Booster Club meeting
Aug. 5 at 5:30pm at CHS. New officers will be elected at this meeting.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Tribal Member participates in Congressional Art Competition
Madison Crowe, an EBCI tribal member, traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate in the festivities for the 29th Annual Congressional Art Competition held on Thursday, June 17.
NAFOA Request for Native American Artwork Submissions
The Native American Finance Officers Association is seeking art submissions for their upcoming conference.
Litefoot expands Brand
The year 2010 has been a busy one for hip hop artist/entrepreneur/motivational speaker/actor Litefoot who is an enrolled member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.
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